Lawns and edges
Routine mowing and edging to help keep outdoor areas maintained.
Support at Home gardening
Aged care gardening in Melbourne
Request gardening and home-maintenance support for an older person in Melbourne, including enquiries connected with the Support at Home program.
No booking is created until availability and details are confirmed.
- Public liability insurance
- Police check completed
- One-off and recurring enquiries
What you can request
Aged care gardening that starts with the actual job
A short enquiry can come from the older person, family, representative, care partner or registered aged care provider. We first review the essential light gardening requirement and local capacity, then confirm the provider and service arrangements needed.
Across Melbourne, the initial request can come from the older person, family, care partner or registered provider. We then match the authorised light-gardening scope against local capacity.
The Support at Home program is accessed through My Aged Care. Eligible gardening sits under Home maintenance and repairs – Gardening and is intended to support safety and access. It can include essential light mowing, pruning or yard clearance, but not landscaping, tree removal or purely cosmetic gardening. Client contributions may apply, and funded work must be arranged through a registered aged care provider; Mercando does not present itself as My Aged Care approved.
Essential light gardening
Pruning, essential upkeep and yard clearance based on the assessed and authorised scope.
Safer outdoor access
Garden tidy-up priorities that support access and reduce avoidable outdoor obstacles.
Regular support
Recurring visits can be requested where authorisation and local capacity allow.
Local coverage
Aged care gardening across metropolitan Melbourne
These are representative service areas, not a live map of individual gardeners. You can enquire from another nearby suburb as well.
Inner Melbourne
Melbourne CBD, Carlton, Fitzroy, Collingwood, Richmond, South Yarra, Prahran, St Kilda and nearby areas or surrounding suburbs
Eastern Melbourne
Kew, Hawthorn, Camberwell, Balwyn, Box Hill, Doncaster, Ringwood, Lilydale and nearby areas or surrounding suburbs
Western Melbourne
Footscray, Yarraville, Williamstown, Altona, Maribyrnong, Sunshine, Werribee and nearby areas or surrounding suburbs
Clear from the start
How the enquiry works
- 1
Send the initial request
Provide the suburb, gardening needs and the contact person coordinating the service.
- 2
Check capacity and arrangements
We review gardener availability and clarify whether a provider, care partner or representative must authorise the work.
- 3
Confirm before service
The approved scope, contact pathway, schedule and billing arrangement are confirmed before booking.
Useful before you enquire
Frequently asked questions
Essential light gardening may be included where it supports assessed safety or access needs and is authorised in the support plan. The registered provider or care partner should confirm eligibility, scope and client contributions.
CHSP continues separately during the transition to Support at Home. A CHSP provider should confirm whether home maintenance or essential gardening is available under the person’s service arrangement.
Yes. The first enquiry can come from the older person or someone assisting them.
No. We begin with the location, gardening requirement and contact pathway. Further information is requested only when needed to progress an available option.
Selected published customer reviews
What customers say about Mercando
These customers describe their experience with Mercando gardening; they are not presented as participants in a particular funding program.
They did exactly what I wanted and cleaned up afterwards. They were lovely people.
Mary · Brighton, VIC
ServiceSeekingVery happy with my gardening help. Rob is friendly, helpful and has a good eye to see what needs doing. He and his team work fast and do the most they can in the time allowed. Always leaving our place looking neat & lovely.
Robyn Holland
Google · Regular gardening customerStart with a short enquiry
Tell us what gardening help you need in Melbourne
We will review the work, location and current capacity before confirming the next step.